Japanese Needle Therapy
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Japanese Needle Therapy
“If there are no internal weaknesses there can be no external attack.”
Feeling stressed? Lacking the correct nutrition? Out of balance, weak and unable to heal yourself? Then Japanese Needle Therapy at the Karma Studio is exactly what you need to feel yourself again.
Japanese Needle Therapy Melbourne
Japanese Needling Therapy is an age-old modality.
Japanese Needle Therapy originated in Japan more than 1400 years ago. The particular stream practised at the Karma Studio was pioneered by Dr Yoshio Manaka, a physician, healer, poet and artist.
The Karma Studio has offered the modality since 2007 and it is rapidly growing in popularity. This modality aims to balance the Yin and Yang and 5-Phase systems, realigning the Biorhythmic system completely. It works on ‘reading’ the client’s energy, which was created upon their conception, and involves balancing the Chi (energy) that circulates throughout the body by pathways called meridians, which are responsible for the body’s health and wellbeing.
Japanese Needle Therapy uses much more than just needles. It relies on many tools and processes such as needling, cupping, moxibustion (the act of burning Moxa Punk, a herbal substance made from mugwort leaves, to create a pleasantly warm sensation that deeply penetrates the tissues), colour and sound therapy, Sotai (postural realignment), Polarity Therapy (hands-on work with the body’s natural energies), magnets and other tools as suited to each individual.
This therapy leaves you feeling energised, strengthened and balanced, allowing your body to come back to its perfectly natural healthy state. It will treat any disease or complaint, as long as you are able to trust in the process and take a vested interest in your personal healing journey. It is recommended that clients commit to a program of treatment, usually 6 sessions, including changing lifestyle habits to gain the most from this remarkable treatment.
Differences between Japanese Needle Therapy and Chinese Acupuncture:
Needling therapy is considered to be more comfortable than acupuncture, as the needles used are thinner and sharper and therefore almost if not completely pain-free on insertion. The actual needling is also very shallow, being inserted only 1-5mm deep as opposed to the usual 10-50mm in traditional acupuncture. The sensation evoked when the acupuncture point is stimulated is much gentler and more subtle, and the warm treatment of moxibustion is far more widely used.
What IS Japanese Needle Therapy and what can you expect from your session?
As it is performed at the Karma Studio, it is a mix of several styles of acupuncture that were refined in Japan by pioneer Dr Yoshio Manaka.
At your first appointment a thorough health and body history is recorded and discussed in length, to ensure the correct meridians and acupuncture points are treated for the optimum benefit to you.
Confirmation and initial diagnosis is by palpation of the hara (abdomen) and every acupuncture point is palpated before treating it.
A Root treatment follows to balance your constitution. This involves non-insertion Silver Spike Points (silver-pointed electrodes) being attached to ‘extraordinary meridian vessels’, which are acupressure points on your body relating to the diagnosis received through palpating the Hara. Iron pumping cords are then attached to the Silver Spike Points, allowing a very subtle current to pass through the body to balance the Chi.
This is followed systematic treatments including:
Needling, with very fine needles. Japanese Needle Therapy uses very thin needles and insertion is very shallow, providing a pain-free, mild and extremely effective stimulation.
Cupping. A partial vacuum is created in cups placed on the skin either by means of heat or suction. This draws up the underlying tissues. When the cup is left in place on the skin for a few minutes, blood stasis is formed and localised healing takes place.
Moxibustion involves the warming of acu-points and/or needles by burning Moxa, a substance derived from the mugwort plant. This is amazing, especially through the needles. It creates deep and thorough warmth throughout the area, and is extremely relaxing and enjoyable.
Benefits of Japanese Needle Therapy:
- balances Yin and Yang, regulates energy flow
- helps the digestive, metabolism, circulation, respiratory and reproductive systems
- balances hyper and hypo states (hypoglycaemia, hypertension, hyperactivity)
- harmonises deficiencies in circulation
- allows lower and upper body connection and head to heart connection
- grounds and centres you
- harmonises emotions
- helps with any pain such as headaches, migraines, and pain in the body
- helps with lethargy, weakness, exhaustion
Japanese Needling Investment
Your body is your temple
Initial Consultation 75-minute session: $130
60-minute session: $110
“I have been coming to Jen for the past 5 years – initially for a regular massage, which is always fantastic, but more recently I have been having regular Japanese Needling sessions. My preference now is for the needling therapy simply because it addresses the “total me” and has a more sustained, long-term effect. I really feel that needling helps create a real core strength, a balance that helps me deal with everyday (and not so everyday) stresses. I can now recognise when I need a top-up and I’m aware, during the treatment, of a slow wave-like flow that travels across me, leaving a sense of balance and equilibrium. That’s a purely individual response but that’s how I can best describe what happens to me. At a second level the needling has helped manage more specific issues – in fact one problem group of muscles in my neck that massage could not seem to remedy is now managed significantly better with the needling. After a particularly nasty gastro bug, I had struggled to regain my appetite and again the needling was effective … immediately. And I admit to struggling with anxiety and tension but this is much more containable and easier to manage with the needling. I really feel that the needling has immense beneficial effects and it provides a great opportunity for you to really listen and reflect on how your body feels and reacts. Jen is such an empathetic listener and works really hard to find the right treatment pathway. I feel now that this is an intrinsic part of the Looking After Me Plan, which is why I wholeheartedly recommend the Japanese Needling.”
Julie Forbes
“I have really enjoyed reconnecting with my yoga practice with Jen. I have been recovering from a hip operation and I found the classes focused, calming and intense enough to give me a great workout. The relaxation at the beginning and end of the class is particularly good and where Jen’s healing energy shines through. Above all else, I walk away feeling great and centred, ready to tackle the week.”
Louise G
“I have been attending yoga classes taught by Jen for more than 3 years and can’t live without them! Jen has been teaching for a long time, which is particularly apparent in her ability to teach people of all abilities and levels of experience. The classes are kept small, which means you always get one-on-one attention to ensure you’re doing poses correctly (and safely). The poses change between each lesson, which keeps things both challenging and interesting.”
Kylie M
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